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Gowlan River

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°11′29″ N 8°56′03″ W

Map showing the location of Gowlan River Gowlan River
Location in Ireland
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bellafarney
2.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock32 km
CFN Donegal Airport102 km

About Gowlan River

Gowlan River is a river. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (32 km). Nearby sights include Lough Ioe and Owenwee River.

Climate of Gowlan River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (128 mm)
Driest month
April (63 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Gowlan River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)11575916375736886102120127128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gowlan River

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 171 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 32 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 102 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 149 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 171 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 201 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 201 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 257 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 352 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gowlan River

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 657 natural sites, 1,356 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 23 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 16 kmNE
  • Annagh Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Templehouse Lake Lake 25 kmSE

25–60 km823 places

  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 53 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 54 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 33 kmNE
  • Illanmaster Island 48 kmW

60–100 km1,203 places

  • Inishlyre Island 63 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 69 kmW
  • Inishteige Island 65 kmE
  • Station Island Island 83 kmNE

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